Western Rock Artists, Madame Butterfly, and the Allure of Japan: Dancing in an Eastern Dream

By Christopher Keaveney

Book Overview

Using the framework of Edward Said's Orientalism, this work examines how Western rock and pop artists--particularly during the age of album rock from the 1970s through the 1990s--perpetuated long-held stereotypes of Japan in their direct encounters with the country and in songs and music videos with Japanese content.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1793625271
• ISBN13: 9781793625274
• Release Date: December 2021
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"